Tommy English

Tommy English (1960-31 October 2000) was an Ulster Defense Association leader and Ulster Democratic Party politician who was killed by the Ulster Volunteer Force during The Troubles.

Biography
Tommy English was born in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1960, and he was involved with the North Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Defense Association during The Troubles. He became a UDA commander and paramilitary chief, and he served as Chairman of the Ulster Democratic Party, the UDA's political wing. He criticized the Democratic Unionist Party of Ian Paisley and instead supported the discourses that led to the Good Friday Agreement with Sinn Fein, and he made enemies with several rival unionists, including the Ulster Volunteer Force. On 31 October 2000, four UVF gunmen gunned English down at his home in Ballyfore Gardens, Newtownabbey, as a part of the UDA-UVF feud.